# CVE-2024-8999: Improper Access Control in lunary-ai/lunary

> An attacker can export the entire database to Google BigQuery without authentication due to missing authorization checks in the data warehouse API.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rqrm-p43g-fpmq

## What is CVE-2024-8999?

CVE-2024-8999 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Lunary Lunary, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

lunary-ai/lunary version v1.4.25 contains an improper access control vulnerability in the POST /api/v1/data-warehouse/bigquery endpoint. This vulnerability allows any user to export the entire database data by creating a stream to Google BigQuery without proper authentication or authorization. The issue is fixed in version 1.4.26.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8999?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lunary Lunary.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8999?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8999 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8999 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lunary Lunary

- [CVE-2024-9095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9095/): Improper Authorization in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7456/): SQL Injection in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-4146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4146/): Incorrect Authorization in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5386/): Account Hijacking via Password Reset Token Leak in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-3379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3379/): Incorrect Authorization in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8999 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8999 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Lunary Lunary, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8999 exists.

Affected product: Lunary Lunary. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8999/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8999/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8999
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8999
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8999

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8999/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.